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Musical InstrumentsChordophone-Bowed1968

Artwork Details

Title	Ğičak (Ghichak)
Medium	Wood, sheep-bone, camel-bone, mother of pearl, metal strips.
Dimensions	L. 28 7/16 × W. 9 5/16 × D. 6 1/8 in. (72.2 × 23.7 × 15.5 cm) Sounding L. 14 in. (35.5 cm)
Classification	Chordophone-Bowed
Department	Musical Instruments
Date	1968
Credit Line	Gift of Mark and Greta Slobin, 2015
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Culture	Afghan
Date Range	1968

Provenance

City	Kabul
Country	Afghanistan

Artifacts from Kabul, Afghanistan

mid-20th centuryTanbur

mid-20th centuryMiniature tanbur

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 690468